15 Down Home Country Blues Classics

This collection of 1960s-era country blues music was released in 1996 as part of Arhoolie’s “American Masters Budget Series.” Country blues is primarily an acoustic guitar form of the blues, mixing blues elements with country and folk music. The raspy sounds of guitar and harmonica reflect the origins of the genre. The album features individual selections from artists such as Lightnin’ Hopkins, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Snooks Eaglin, and Big Joe Williams. Liner notes include a list of each track’s original album.

Track Listing

101	Frisco Line	Fred McDowell	04:02
102	Have You Ever Loved a Woman	Lightnin' Hopkins	04:21
103	Going Down in Georgia on a Horn	John Jackson	02:31
104	Cairo Blues	Lil' Son Jackson	02:31
105	‘Bout a Spoonful	Mance Lipscomb	03:27
106	Drink on Little Girl	Black Ace	02:58
107	Country Boy Down in New Orleans	Snooks Eaglin	02:33
108	Columbus Mississippi Blues	Bukka White	03:33
109	Shake ‘Em on Down	Dr. Ross	02:51
110	Just Tippin' In	Robert Pete Williams	04:00
111	Hump in My Back	Jesse Fuller	03:12
112	Brother James	Big Joe Williams	03:39
113	I'm Broke and I'm Hungry	Smoky Babe	02:58
114	Poor Black Mattie	R.L. Burnside	02:08
115	Mercury Blues	K.C. Douglas	02:47